How to Kill Live Eggs

Lice live on the heads of human beings, where they consume the blood of their host by latching on to the base of the hair shaft. People ordinarily acquire a lice infection through contact with an infected person or their belongings; pets do not transfer lice to human beings. Millions of people are infected by lice each year, and people with good hygiene as well as bad may contract a lice infection. Some people with lice do not experience itching. You may kill live lice and their eggs either with medicated shampoo or by removing them by hand.

Things You'll Need

• pediculicide medication (medication treatment only)
• clean clothing
• comb, preferably a nit comb
• bowl of alcohol or water (hand treatment only)
• tweezers (hand treatment only)

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Instructions

Treat With Medication

• 1

  Take off any clothing that might become stained by lice medicine or wear old clothing that is of little value.

• 2

  Apply the pediculicide lice medicine by following the directions on its container: this will kill the live eggs and lice.

• 3

  Change clothes following the treatment.

• 4

  Comb lice from the hair using the nit comb eight to12 hours after treatment, and every two to three days for three weeks.

• 5

  Reapply the medication after nine days.

Treat by Hand

• 6

  Drape a towel over the patient's neck and shoulders, wet his hair, and comb it.

• 7

  Examine the person's hair a few strands at a time, and pick out any eggs or lice with tweezers. Take care not to pinch the patient with the tweezers. Examine the entire head carefully.

• 8

  Kill any lice or eggs you capture by placing them into a bowl of alcohol or water.

• 9

  Repeat the process as needed.